Abstract:
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Mol Cell Bioljournal_title
Molecular and cellular biologyauthors
Huo L,Scarpulla RCdoi
10.1128/MCB.21.2.644-654.2001subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2001-01-01 00:00:00pages
644-54issue
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0270-7306issn
1098-5549journal_volume
21pub_type
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